Lacratelle, French historian, born at Metz; began life as a journalist; became professor of History in Paris University; wrote a history of the 18th century and of the French Revolution, showing very great accuracy of detail, if little historical insight (1766‒1855).
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
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